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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NYG)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daniel Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Giants
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Giants drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: D.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Giants shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

They banked enough surplus on McKinstry to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Allen reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 6 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in the 39th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick47 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Worthy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
No edge and no loss on Mekhi Wingo in pick 68; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Value with a capital V on Zak Zinter in Round 4, Pick 7, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick143 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They paid a round early for Braelon Allen in No. 143, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Good price on Ethan Driskell in the 185th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.